draw parallels between
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: to indicate ways in which two distinct things are similar
The essay draws parallels between the lives of the two presidents.
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The United States’ open support for the PYD has even led some in the Turkish press to draw parallels between Washington’s current policy and the fall of Ottoman Empire.
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Ryan Gingeras, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2016
Hecht and Barrois wisely—if sometimes too conspicuously—draw parallels between Huey and Bert; both men are idealists with drug problems and a tendency to use the revolution as an excuse to neglect the people who love them.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
The Spectator journalists draw parallels between today’s protests and anti-Vietnam War protests in 1968, which led to mass arrests and cemented Columbia’s reputation as a home for progressive student movements.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 May 2024
Viewers were quick to draw parallels between the pair and Jax Taylor and Stassi Schroeder, who dated on and off throughout the first two seasons of Vanderpump Rules while employees at West Hollywood restaurant SUR.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
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Ryan Gingeras, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2016
Hecht and Barrois wisely—if sometimes too conspicuously—draw parallels between Huey and Bert; both men are idealists with drug problems and a tendency to use the revolution as an excuse to neglect the people who love them.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
The Spectator journalists draw parallels between today’s protests and anti-Vietnam War protests in 1968, which led to mass arrests and cemented Columbia’s reputation as a home for progressive student movements.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 May 2024
Viewers were quick to draw parallels between the pair and Jax Taylor and Stassi Schroeder, who dated on and off throughout the first two seasons of Vanderpump Rules while employees at West Hollywood restaurant SUR.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
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